Upcoming Appearances

Joe Bob’s Psycho Santa Hullabaloo: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT and BLACK CHRISTMAS

Get ready for a twisted Christmas with Joe Bob Briggs at River Oaks Theatre! Two demented holiday horror classics, exclusive merch, and meet-and-greets with the drive-in critic himself. Santa's bringing something naughty this year.

Editors Note: Readers are advised that the opinions of guest writers on this website may occasionally diverge from the infallible wisdom of Joe Bob Briggs, and in such cases, Joe Bob cannot be held responsible for any resulting confusion, enlightenment, quantum entanglement, or existential crises. Enjoy.

Published November 11, 2024

EVENT DETAILS: December 6, 2024

River Oaks Theatre
2009 W Gray St
Houston, TX 77019

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A Double Feature of Yuletide Terror at River Oaks Theatre

‘Tis the season to be terrified! The Drive-In’s greatest defender, Joe Bob Briggs, brings you a blood-splattered Christmas celebration featuring two twisted tales guaranteed to land you on Santa’s permanent naughty list.

FEATURE 1: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984)

“He knows if you’ve been naughty… and you have.”

The slasher that sparked a nationwide moral panic returns in all its restored, uncut glory! Witness the film that had parent groups clutching their pearls and critics reaching for their smelling salts – now looking more demented than ever thanks to a pristine restoration from the original camera negative.

Follow young Billy Chapman’s tragic journey from traumatized tot to department store Santa with a body count. Featuring traumatic Christmas Eve murders, questionable nun-based childcare, and Linnea Quigley proving that tinsel isn’t the only thing that can get strung up during the holidays. Still shocking audiences after 30 years, this is one Christmas gift that keeps on giving… grief to conservative watchdog groups.

FEATURE 2: BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006)

“This holiday season, the sisters are doing it for themselves… or dying trying.”

When a killer crashes the Theta Pi Christmas party, a sorority house full of Hollywood’s hottest young stars (Katie Cassidy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Michelle Trachtenberg) discovers that holiday break can be murder. Trapped in their house during a blizzard, these sisters better watch out – because checking this list twice could be the last thing they ever do.

SPECIAL EVENT DETAILS

Meet the Sultan of Sleaze himself! Joe Bob will be holding court in the River Oaks Theatre lobby before and after each feature
Exclusive merchandise available only at this event
Personal autograph session with Joe Bob for all ticket holders
Complimentary trigger warnings for concerned citizens
Zero tolerance policy for actual axe-wielding Santas

ABOUT JOE BOB BRIGGS

The world’s foremost drive-in movie critic continues his decades-long mission to champion the films that Hollywood forgot and critics tried to bury. From his pioneering columns and books like “Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In” and “Profoundly Disturbing: Shocking Movies That Changed History,” through his legendary hosting gigs on The Movie Channel and TNT, to his current reign as horror’s greatest host on Shudder’s “The Last Drive-In,” Joe Bob remains the last word in genre film appreciation and enumeration of gratuitous body counts.

WARNING: These films contain scenes of graphic violence that may be disturbing to some viewers. Parental guidance strongly discouraged.

No reindeer were harmed in the making of these films, but we can’t say the same for department store Santas.

Gregory Motta

A man of many talents, most of which involve staring at screens for unhealthy periods of time. When he's not busy contributing to Joe Bob Briggs' web presence with code or pithy commentary, he helms Motta Industries Inc, a California based Web Development company. His writing style can best be described as "caffeinated stream of consciousness with a dash of existential dread."